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单词 arduous
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Definition of arduous in English:

arduous

adjective ˈɑːdjʊəsˈɑːdʒʊəsˈɑrdʒuəs
  • Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

    艰巨的;困难的;累人的

    an arduous journey

    艰难的旅程。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Before becoming a Mass server one had to learn the Latin responses and this was a long and arduous task.
    • Approach difficult people and arduous tasks with a light and positive attitude.
    • Armed with machetes they worked with their woodsmen in the arduous task of trail cutting.
    • It can be a long and arduous task and very often ends in failure.
    • It is now possible to hire out the equipment needed to assist you in this arduous task.
    • Thanks to everyone who gave their time and effort to the arduous task.
    • Her latest solo record bid is probably the most hazardous and arduous challenge that she has faced.
    • Artists say that getting their art shown in galleries is an arduous and difficult process.
    • This is a long and arduous task, one that the authorities admit has had only very limited success to date.
    • All this requires much arduous, painstaking, and sometimes confusing work.
    • Sometimes they have to walk great distances and then carry the water back - an arduous task.
    • The government is grappling with the arduous task of providing relief to distant islands.
    • It had been a long and arduous journey from her home in Scotland and she was weary to her bones.
    • Despite the arduous task of bringing in money, the Arts Support group had an excellent time.
    • Technology has rendered once arduous tasks easy and opened up a world of possibilities for ordinary people.
    • It also seemed that the younger and frailer you were, the more arduous were your physical tasks.
    • This two and a half day nonstop boat trip is just part of the arduous journey to bring help.
    • Michael's task is an arduous one, but critical to the well-being of 2.5m people.
    • Following a long and arduous journey which took him through Syria, Cyprus and Turkey, he made it to Britain.
    • The Meath man believes his players need to work hard as a team and foresees an arduous training schedule.
    Synonyms
    onerous, taxing, difficult, hard, heavy, laborious, burdensome, strenuous, vigorous, back-breaking, stiff, uphill, relentless, Herculean
    demanding, trying, tough, challenging, formidable, exacting
    exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, tiring, punishing, gruelling, grinding
    intolerable, unbearable, murderous, harrowing
    informal killing, no picnic
    British informal knackering
    archaic toilsome
    rare exigent

Derivatives

  • arduously

  • adverbˈɑːdjʊəsliˈɑːdʒʊəsli
    • This kind of cataloging requires mental stamina; overall, he has carefully and arduously selected suitable entries.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My father and I then arduously lifted it into the trunk.
      • To compete successfully in these events, runners must train arduously and consistently, be agile and maintain a strategy for the race.
      • Labor specialists agree that while most job candidates tend arduously to minute details regarding their resume and/or their appearance, they often overlook the significance of using language correctly.
      • One pianist who had been studying music arduously needed to go back and have fun with it before he could really begin the process of successful learning.
  • arduousness

  • nounˈɑːdʒʊəsnəsˈɑːdjʊəsnəsˈɑrdʒuəsnəs
    • Further, the arduousness of state work could be increasingly offset through greater employment of automation and information technology.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, the arduousness of this process, and the attempts to block it, should not be forgotten.
      • Nothing daunted, Theroux embarked last year on a journey of astonishing arduousness.
      • I can fax, chat on the net or make a cell-phone call abroad but when I walk over to my nephew's house, only a mile and a half away in a rural campus, my journey has a Victorian arduousness to it.
      • The reunion is imperilled by the physical arduousness of the journey, the boys' suspicions about the father's true motives and the volatile dynamics among the three.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin arduus 'steep, difficult' + -ous.

Definition of arduous in US English:

arduous

adjectiveˈɑrdʒuəsˈärjo͞oəs
  • Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

    艰巨的;困难的;累人的

    an arduous journey

    艰难的旅程。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Michael's task is an arduous one, but critical to the well-being of 2.5m people.
    • Following a long and arduous journey which took him through Syria, Cyprus and Turkey, he made it to Britain.
    • It had been a long and arduous journey from her home in Scotland and she was weary to her bones.
    • Armed with machetes they worked with their woodsmen in the arduous task of trail cutting.
    • Technology has rendered once arduous tasks easy and opened up a world of possibilities for ordinary people.
    • The Meath man believes his players need to work hard as a team and foresees an arduous training schedule.
    • Sometimes they have to walk great distances and then carry the water back - an arduous task.
    • This is a long and arduous task, one that the authorities admit has had only very limited success to date.
    • Approach difficult people and arduous tasks with a light and positive attitude.
    • It also seemed that the younger and frailer you were, the more arduous were your physical tasks.
    • Thanks to everyone who gave their time and effort to the arduous task.
    • All this requires much arduous, painstaking, and sometimes confusing work.
    • Artists say that getting their art shown in galleries is an arduous and difficult process.
    • It is now possible to hire out the equipment needed to assist you in this arduous task.
    • This two and a half day nonstop boat trip is just part of the arduous journey to bring help.
    • Despite the arduous task of bringing in money, the Arts Support group had an excellent time.
    • Her latest solo record bid is probably the most hazardous and arduous challenge that she has faced.
    • The government is grappling with the arduous task of providing relief to distant islands.
    • It can be a long and arduous task and very often ends in failure.
    • Before becoming a Mass server one had to learn the Latin responses and this was a long and arduous task.
    Synonyms
    onerous, taxing, difficult, hard, heavy, laborious, burdensome, strenuous, vigorous, back-breaking, stiff, uphill, relentless, herculean

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin arduus ‘steep, difficult’ + -ous.

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